The Tragically Hip (1983-), Canadian Rock Band from Kingston, Ontario - Nine Number-One Albums in Canada

[Pool Boy]

I accidentally got exposed to The Tragically Hip back in....the very early 1990s? I saw them play at a show at Hammerjack's as a part of, I think, an WHFS thing. 'New Orleans is Sinking' was the song that drew me in. I heard a few more songs over the years, but I never bought any of their albums or saw them play again, live. Then, a few years ago, my wife gets me a compilation of their work (Yer Favourites) and I love it! They are kind of rocking, kind of Canadia, kind of thoughtful, kind of twangy, kind of just good.

"At the Hundredth Meridian" (1992)

 

"Fifty Mission Cap" (1993)

 

"Bobcageyon" (1999)

[Pool Boy]

Not sure if other Hip fans watched their final concert a year ago. Amazing. Moving. Happy. Sad. Gord Downie is being robbed right in front of us.

[Pool Boy]

"Ahead by a Century" (1996)

"Lake Fever" (2000)

[Pool Boy]

Another great one.
 

 

[lovehockey]

I recall when New Orleans is Sinking was yanked off the airwaves after Katrina.  And Pool Boy...I know you're a legit fan because you referred to them as the Hip. 

[Pool Boy]

On 11/5/2017 at 10:18 PM, lovehockey said:

I recall when New Orleans is Sinking was yanked off the airwaves after Katrina.  And Pool Boy...I know you're a legit fan because you referred to them as the Hip. 

One of the things that warms my heart, is my oldest brother, who passed away 9 years ago almost, would have loved to have listened to my obsession with the Hip. I'd liked them as a younger man, but I came to love them as a gent with a few more years on him. My brother was the root, the core of my exploration of all things music.